1.8.2018

Award-winning playwright and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, along with New York City mayor Bill de Blasio and the Hispanic Federation, spent this year's Three Kings Day (Jan. 6) with hurricane-affected families in NYC.

1.8.2018

The couple traveled to Puerto Rico over the weekend to announce the launch of the Puerto Rico Federally Qualified Health Centers Disaster Recovery Fund, an effort to boost the work of health centers that provide accessible healthcare to underserved communities in the wake of the damaging hurricane. The effort is in partnership with the Hispanic Federation and in conjunction with RCHN Community Health Foundation.

12.18.2017

Light in the Darkness: A Fundraising Campaign to Help Rebuild Puerto RicoThe rush of the daily news cycle can obscure the fact that to this date, millions of American citizens are still facing a humanitarian crisis. Puerto Rico’s path to recovery has been a slow one, exacerbated by a stuttering response from the federal government. Meanwhile, philanthropy hasn’t really stepped up either, at least not compared to the outpouring of support for Houston after Hurricane Harvey.

12.5.2017

In the three months since Hurricane Maria, hundreds of thousands of people living in Puerto Rico left for the U.S. mainland. More than 215,000 arrived in Florida since October 3, when the state began counting. One study estimates more than 470,000 people will leave Puerto Rico over two years. Many need help to make the transition.

11.19.2017

11.19.2017

Lin-Manuel Miranda to Trump: 'We still need your help' in Puerto Rico

The "Hamilton" playwright and actor headlined the Unity March for Puerto Rico in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. Miranda told The Hill in an interview the rally's core message to Trump is, "we still need your help."

11.19.2017

Two months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico is still in crisis

Award-winning "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda joined celebrities, members of Congress and thousands of people who gathered in Washington to call attention to the island's plight. Miranda said Sunday that the Hispanic Federation, which his father founded and he has helped with fundraising, has collected $20 million for the effort.

11.12.2017

Lin-Manuel Miranda brings help, hope to Puerto Rico

As the creator and star of the Broadway sensation, "Hamilton," Lin-Manuel Miranda is used to getting mobbed by adoring crowds. But the crowds that greeted him a few days ago in Puerto Rico were different. They weren't there just to applaud him they wanted to thank him.

11.7.2017

Award-winning actor, composer and lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda, in conjunction with the Hispanic Federation, today announced that the organization is taking applications for a $2.5 million fund to seed innovative nonprofit projects that aim to build a stronger and more resilient Puerto Rico from island-based groups.

10.19.2017

10.13.2017

MLB sends aid supplies to Puerto RicoThe Yankees and the Hispanic Federation are supporting the initiative in conjunction with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Empire State Relief and Recovery Effort, which provided supplies donated by New Yorkers across the state. Dignitaries at the event also included Jorge Perez-Diaz, MLB's senior vice president and special counsel, litigation and international affairs; Jose Calderon, president of the Hispanic Federation; and Melanie LeGrande, MLB's vice president for social responsibility.

9.25.2017

Puerto Rico desperately needs help recovering from Hurricane Maria. Here's how to help.

The island's crops and livestock were decimated by Hurricane Maria. Survivors can't get food, water, gas, or cash. The electrical grid was all but wiped out when the storm swept over the U.S. territory last week.

9.21.2017

Urban superstar Daddy Yankee has announced he will be collecting necessities such as water, batteries and diapers, among others, for survivors of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the earthquake in Mexico.